Jang Sungwoo
Republic of Korea
| Sport | Short Track | |
| FederationID | STKOR11903200201 | |
| NOC | Republic of Korea | |
| Born | 19 Mar 2002
in Daegu  |
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| Gender | Men |
| Occupation | Student | |
| Languages | Korean | |
| Residence | Republic of Korea |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 40.508 | 11 Dec 2022 |  Almaty |
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| 1000m | 1:23.775 | 10 Dec 2023 |  Beijing |
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| 1500m | 2:13.948 | 10 Dec 2022 | Almaty |
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| Main Achievements | ||||||
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Main Achievements |
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World Junior Championships
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| 3000m Relay | 1 | |||||
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Korea University : Sejong, KOR |
General Interest
General Interest
| Injuries | He sustained an injury to his groin after colliding with another skater while he was in grade nine of middle school. The injury required a five-month recovery period. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2023; gangwon2024.org, 20 Apr 2022) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning a gold medal in the 1000m at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | "When I went to an ice rink with my family, I wanted to try skating. But at that time, I was too young to start skating. Later on, I became involved in the sport by taking a skating class that was specifically held for the winter season." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Ambitions | To win a medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2023) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport at age five in Daegu, Republic of Korea. He began competing in the second grade of primary school. |
Social Media
Social Media
| instagram.com/sung_woo_o |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Bowling. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2023) | |
| Most influential person in career | His family. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2023) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2023/2024 | Four Continents Championships | 5000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Junior Championships | 3000m Relay | 1 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2023/2024 | Dresden | 5000m Relay | 1 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Dresden | 1000m | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 500m | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Montreal, QC | 5000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Montreal, QC | 2000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 5000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Gdansk | 1500m | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Gdansk | 5000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Beijing | 5000m Relay | 2 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Beijing | 1000m | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Dresden | 2000m Relay | 3 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 500m | 3 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1000m | 4 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Gdansk | 1000m | 4 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 500m | 5 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 5000m Relay | 5 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 6 | |||
| 2022/2023 | Almaty | 1500m | 8 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 10 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 12 | |||
| 2023/2024 | Dresden | 1500m | 22 | |||
| 2023/2024 | World Cup Classification | 500m | 23 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | Overall | 26 | |||
| 2022/2023 | World Cup Classification | 1500m | 37 | |||